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FILE - Democratic challenger for Rhode Island governor, former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes, speaks during a gubernatorial election forum hosted by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in Warwick, R.I., Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)

Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes launches 2nd gubernatorial campaign in Rhode Island

4:50 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes has announced her second campaign for Rhode Island governor, challenging incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after signing legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California Gov. Newsom says Trump has a 'relentless, unhinged' obsession with the state

2:30 PM on Tuesday, September 9

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling out President Donald Trump for a “relentless, unhinged California obsession” in his State of the State address

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Maryland governor criticizes Trump in reelection campaign announcement

2:17 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has been mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has officially announced his reelection campaign for governor

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2:01 PM on Tuesday, September 9

FILE - Andrew Douglas, of Atlanta, raises his fist during a protest over plans to build a police training center, March 9, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, file)

Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters

1:11 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."

A graffiti reads, "September 10, we shut everything down" in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at the eve of a national protest. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

'Block Everything' protests and pigs' heads roil France as Macron installs new PM

12:41 PM on Tuesday, September 9

France is bracing for potential violence as tens of thousands of protesters are expected to join a day of disruption across the country

Judge rejects challenge to Georgia election law provisions on absentee ballots

12:29 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A judge has rejected a challenge to two provisions of Georgia's election law related to absentee ballot applications

Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The Latest: Hamas says its leaders survived an Israeli strike on Qatar

10:40 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar's capital city, widening its campaign against the militant group

Amy Facchinello hugs an attorney after a Michigan judge dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020

10:27 AM on Tuesday, September 9

A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election

Robin Rothove, left, and Paula Smith, right, demonstrate outside the Missouri Capitol as lawmakers prepare to conduct a committee hearing inside to consider redrawing the state's U.S. House districts, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

1:27 PM on Thursday, September 4

Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election that could enhance the Republican Party’s numbers in Congress

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